WO2020219570A1 - Récipient à boire avec mode de consommation sélectionnable - Google Patents

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WO2020219570A1
WO2020219570A1 PCT/US2020/029355 US2020029355W WO2020219570A1 WO 2020219570 A1 WO2020219570 A1 WO 2020219570A1 US 2020029355 W US2020029355 W US 2020029355W WO 2020219570 A1 WO2020219570 A1 WO 2020219570A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
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    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A47G19/2266—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
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    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
    • B65D47/263—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement between tubular parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A47G19/2222—Straw holders therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A47G19/2266—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
    • A47G19/2272—Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids from drinking glasses or cups comprising lids or covers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
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    • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0204—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured by snapping over beads or projections
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/26—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts
    • B65D47/261—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement
    • B65D47/265—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with slide valves, i.e. valves that open and close a passageway by sliding over a port, e.g. formed with slidable spouts having a rotational or helicoidal movement between planar parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2547/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D2547/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D2547/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts ot tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D2547/063—Details of spouts

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  • This disclosure generally relates to drinking vessels for beverages. More
  • some embodiments relate to drinking vessels with mechanisms for selecting drinking modes.
  • Drinking vessels for beverages may include a spout for a user to consume a
  • Some users may favor consuming a beverage using a straw. Some users may favor consuming a beverage without using a straw.
  • the lid is disposed over an upper opening of the container.
  • the lid includes a lid upper portion and a lid base.
  • the lid upper portion defines a drinking passage therethrough, the drinking passage disposed at an upper rim of the lid upper portion.
  • the lid base has a first fluid passage and a second fluid passage.
  • the straw is in fluid communication with the second fluid passage.
  • the lid upper portion is rotatable through at least three positions relative to the lid base. In the first position the drinking passage does not align with either the first fluid passage or the second fluid passage. In the second position the drinking passage aligns with the first fluid passage. In the third position the drinking passage aligns with the second fluid passage.
  • selectable modes including a container for containing a beverage and a lid disposed on and extending over an upper opening of the container.
  • the lid is configurable into at least three modes.
  • In the first mode the drinking spout is not in communication with an interior of the container and the interior of the container is closed relative to an atmosphere outside of the container.
  • In the second mode the drinking spout is in direct fluid communication with an interior of the container at a position directly below the lid.
  • the drinking spout is in fluid communication with a straw coupled to the lid and extending downwardly within the container below the lid.
  • the lid To transition from the first mode to the third mode, the lid must be configured in the second mode before reaching the third mode.
  • selectable modes including a tumbler and a lid covering an upper opening of the tumbler.
  • the lid includes a single drinking spout. In a first drinking mode, the drinking spout is in fluid communication with an interior of the tumbler via a straw coupled to a bottom side of the lid. In a second drinking mode, the drinking spout is in fluid communication with the interior of the tumbler not via a straw.
  • the lid includes a lid base having a first fluid passage and a second fluid passage, a lid upper portion defining a drinking passage extending therethrough, a straw in fluid communication with the second fluid passage, and an internal gasket disposed between the lid upper portion and the lid base, the internal gasket defining an opening surrounding a bottom end of the drinking passage.
  • the lid upper portion is rotatable through at least three positions relative to the lid base. In the first position the drinking passage does not align with either the first fluid passage or the second fluid passage, in the second position the drinking passage aligns with the first fluid passage, and in the third position the drinking passage aligns with the second fluid passage.
  • the internal gasket rotates with the lid upper portion, relative to the lid base.
  • Some embodiments described herein are directed to a drinking vessel with
  • the lid includes a lid upper portion defining a drinking passage therethrough, the drinking passage disposed at an upper rim of the lid upper portion.
  • the lid also includes a lid base having a fluid passage.
  • the lid upper portion is rotatable through at least two positions relative to the lid base. In the first position the drinking passage does not align with the fluid passage, and in the second position the drinking passage aligns with the fluid passage.
  • FIG. 1 shows an upper perspective view of a drinking vessel.
  • FIG. 2 shows an exploded upper perspective view of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 shows an exploded lower perspective view of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic vertical sectional view of a portion of the drinking
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic vertical sectional view of a portion of the drinking
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic vertical sectional view of a portion of the drinking
  • FIG. 7 shows an exploded sectional upper perspective view of a portion of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1, taken at the position of line VII- VII of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 8 shows an exploded sectional lower perspective view of a portion of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1, taken at the position of line VII- VII of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 9 shows a sectional view of a portion of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1, taken at the position of line IX-IX of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 10 shows a horizontal sectional view of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1 in a closed mode, taken at the position of line X-X of FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 11 shows a horizontal sectional view of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1 in a first drinking mode, taken at the position of line X-X of FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 12 shows a horizontal sectional view of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1 in a second drinking mode, which employs a straw, taken at the position of line X-X of FIG.
  • FIG. 13 shows a horizontal sectional view of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1 in a disassembly mode, taken at the position of line X-X of FIG. 9.
  • a person may want a reusable vessel to contain their beverage.
  • some people may have different preferences as to how they drink different beverages. For example, the same person may like to drink their iced tea through a straw and also may like to drink their coffee by sipping it without a straw. This has often meant that that person needed two different types of vessels to transport their beverages, according to which type of beverage they were transporting. Or that person had to drink a beverage in a way that they do not prefer.
  • Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a single drinking vessel that can be used both to drink a beverage through a straw and to drink a beverage without a straw, using the same spout. A person can thus rely on a single vessel having a single lid for multiple modes of drinking. As will be described in more detail below, the
  • exemplifying drinking vessel illustrated herein has a spout situated near an edge of its lid.
  • a first drinking mode the user can just tilt the vessel up to pour its beverage out from the spout and into the user’s mouth.
  • a second drinking mode the user can simply suck the beverage up through the spout connected to a straw, while keeping the vessel upright.
  • the spout is situated on an edge of the vessel’s lid, so it is in a familiar and
  • the user would drink from an edge of the cup. If the user were drinking from the tumbler- style drinking cup with a straw, the straw would naturally lean against an edge of the cup.
  • the lid may have parts that rotate relative to each other, to move between drinking modes.
  • the lid may have a lid base and a lid upper portion.
  • the lid upper portion may include the spout mentioned above.
  • the lid base may have multiple fluid passages. One fluid passage may extend through the lid base and open on its bottom side into the container. The other may be connected to a straw on its bottom side, the straw extending to nearly a bottom of the vessel.
  • a user may rotate the lid upper portion to align a drinking passage with either of the lid base’s fluid passages, according to which mode the user wants to use to drink.
  • the lid may also include a position where it is closed (e.g., the drinking passage aligns with no fluid passage into the vessel) and a position where it can be disassembled (e.g., for cleaning). In the closed position, the lid may be sealed.
  • the lid may include other parts and features that help a user to know which mode is selected. For example, as a user turns the lid upper portion, the user may feel a click or other tactile feedback when the lid parts are aligned for a certain drinking mode.
  • FIG. 1 shows a drinking vessel 10 according to some embodiments.
  • Drinking vessel 10 may include a lid 20 and a container 700.
  • Lid 20 may include multiple components, including a lid upper portion 100.
  • Lid upper portion 100 may include a drinking passage 102 through which a user can drink a beverage contained within drinking vessel 10.
  • Lid upper portion 100 may be rotatable relative to container 700 to select a
  • Lid upper portion 100 may also rotate relative to an indicator 308, which may be disposed centrally within an opening of lid upper portion 100 as shown for example in FIG. 1.
  • Indicator 308 e.g., a triangle as shown in FIG. 1 or another graphical feature, such as a logo
  • selection indicium 110 may point to a selection indicium 110, which can indicate to a user which mode of vessel 10 is currently selected. For example, in FIG.
  • selection indicia 110 there are shown four selection indicia 110, one for each of a closed mode (indicated by a selection indicium 110 depicting a lock), a first drinking mode (indicated by a selection indicium 110 depicting a cup), a second drinking mode (indicated by a selection indicium 110 depicting a cup with a straw), and a disassembly mode (indicated by a selection indicium 110 depicting a dot).
  • a closed mode indicated by a selection indicium 110 depicting a lock
  • a first drinking mode indicated by a selection indicium 110 depicting a cup
  • second drinking mode indicated by a selection indicium 110 depicting a cup with a straw
  • a disassembly mode indicated by a selection indicium 110 depicting a dot.
  • the first drinking mode is selected.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show exploded views of drinking vessel 10 according to some embodiments.
  • lid 20 includes lid upper portion 100, as well as an internal gasket 200, a selector spring 300, a lid base 400, and an outer (external) gasket 500.
  • Outer gasket 500 may fit around an outer side surface 412 of lid base 400, and when assembled with container 700, outer gasket 500 may be pressed between lid base 400 and an inner surface 704 of container 700, to create a seal between lid 20 and container 700.
  • Outer gasket 500 may also create an interference fit, promoting friction between container 700 and lid base 400, such that lid base 400 does not rotate relative to container 700.
  • Lid base 400 may have a platform 406 defined at least in part by revolving a line partially or completely around an axis.
  • the illustrated platform 406 has a flat upper surface, which has an annular shape extending from near an outer edge of lid base 400 inwardly toward a central recess 408 of lid base 400.
  • Lid base 400 may define two fluid passages that each open to platform 406: a first fluid passage 402 that passes through lid base 400 and opens into container 700 when assembled, and a second fluid passage 404 that passes through lid base 400 and fluidly communicates with a straw 600 when assembled or formed together.
  • Straw 600 may be contained entirely within drinking vessel 10. This can help simplify sealing of drinking vessel 10, and can keep straw 600 hidden and unobtrusive to a user.
  • Selector spring 300 may be disposed between lid base 400 and lid upper portion
  • selector spring 300 may be rotatably restrained in position relative to lid base 400 such that selector spring 300 does not rotate relative to lid base 400.
  • Selector spring 300 may be disposed within a recess 408, which may be centrally located in lid base 400.
  • Selector spring 300 may have deflection arms 302 that extend out from the base of a central column 304 of selector spring 300. Deflection arms 302 may each form an arc, in some cases
  • Internal gasket 200 may be disposed between lid upper portion 100 and platform
  • Internal gasket 200 may have an annular shape, for example as illustrated in FIG. 2. Internal gasket 200 may be received within a recess 104 of lid upper portion 100 when assembled. Internal gasket 200 may be rotatably restrained in position relative to lid upper portion 100. That is, internal gasket 200 may rotate along with lid upper portion 100 relative to lid base 400. Internal gasket 200 may slide along platform 406 of lid base 400 during such rotation. Internal gasket 200 may have a drinking passage opening 204, which may be disposed around a bottom end of drinking passage 102 of lid upper portion 100 when assembled.
  • Container 700 may be any type of container. As shown in FIGS. 1-3, for example, container 700 can be a tumbler. Container 700 may have a tapering, frustoconical or other exterior shape. A container and lid that work together without an attachment mechanism (e.g., threads) at an upper edge of the container— such as the illustrated container 700 and lid 20 for example— may provide additional flexibility to a user. In other words, container 700 may have a smooth interior surface at its connection to lid 20. In this way, a user can use container 700 without lid 20 if desired. In some such embodiments, container 700 may be used as a normal tumbler. In some embodiments, container 700 may be double- walled to enhance thermal insulative properties of container 700.
  • container 700 may be double- walled to enhance thermal insulative properties of container 700.
  • an area between container 700’s double walls may be hermetically sealed and may form at least a partial vacuum.
  • container 700 may be formed of stainless steel.
  • container 700 may be formed of another food-grade material, such as a food-grade plastic (e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)), glass, or another metal (e.g., steel, aluminum, copper, or titanium).
  • FIGS. 4-6 are schematic sectional views showing relative positions of certain components of drinking vessel 10 during operation. These figures illustrate portions of lid upper portion 100, internal gasket 200, lid base 400, and straw 600 when lid 20 is in a closed mode (FIG. 4), a first drinking mode (FIG. 5), and a second drinking mode (FIG. 6) ⁇
  • FIGS. 4-6 show relative positions of these components as they move through modes.
  • lid upper portion 100 is in a first position relative to lid base 400.
  • drinking passage 102 is not open to an interior 706 of container 700.
  • drinking passage 102 is closed by platform 406 of lid base 400.
  • Internal gasket 200 disposed between lid upper portion 100 and lid base 400 can create a seal between drinking passage 102 and interior 706 of container 700.
  • closed position interior 706 is preferably sealed relative to an atmosphere outside of interior 706, such that any liquid within interior 706 remains contained within interior 706 no matter the orientation of drinking vessel 10.
  • drinking passage 102 moves toward first fluid passage 402 of lid base 400, until lid upper portion 100 reaches a second position— represented in FIG. 5 for example— in which drinking passage 102 is aligned with first fluid passage 402.
  • a user may receive feedback that lid upper portion 100 is correctly aligned in the second position (e.g., with a tactile and/or audible click, discussed more below).
  • drinking vessel 10 is in a first drinking mode; drinking passage 102 is in fluid communication with an upper area of interior 706 of container 700.
  • drinking passage 102 and first fluid passage 402 together form a direct passage to and open into interior 706 just below lid base 400. In an upright orientation, such direct passage would open into air that is disposed above any liquid contained within interior 706.
  • a user may tilt drinking vessel 10 in the direction of drinking passage 102 to cause a beverage within interior 706 to pour out of drinking vessel 10 through drinking passage 102 and into the user’s mouth for consumption, similarly to how the user might drink from the upper edge of a tumbler cup.
  • the user can continue to move lid upper portion 100 relative to base 400 to move drinking passage 102 toward second fluid passage 404 of lid base 400, until lid upper portion 100 reaches a third position— represented in FIG. 6 for example— in which drinking passage 102 is aligned with second fluid passage 404.
  • lid upper portion 100 is correctly aligned in the third position.
  • drinking vessel 10 is in a second drinking mode, which employs a straw; drinking passage 102 is in fluid communication with a lower area of interior 706 of container 700, via straw 600.
  • Straw 600 is coupled to second fluid passage 404 of lid base 400, and extends down into interior 706 to open into interior 706 at or near a bottom of interior 706. In an upright orientation, a lower end of straw 600 could be submerged in liquid contained within interior 706.
  • the closed mode is separated from the second drinking mode by the first drinking mode.
  • lid upper portion 100 must move through the first drinking mode to get to the second drinking mode.
  • a user might seal a liquid (e.g., a hot or carbonated beverage) within drinking vessel 10 that may build up pressure within drinking vessel 10 (e.g., by heating air above the liquid, causing the air to expand, or by giving off a gas such as CO2) while the vessel is in the closed mode, in which it may be sealed.
  • a liquid e.g., a hot or carbonated beverage
  • the first drinking mode By making the first drinking mode a necessary intermediate mode before reaching the second drinking mode from the closed mode, such pressure is released neatly by venting gas (in the normal circumstance where the vessel’s liquid contents are positioned below a lowest part of the first fluid passage 402), since in the first drinking mode drinking passage 102 is in communication with an area above any contained liquid. This avoids or reduces the likelihood of pressure buildup being relieved through a straw in the second drinking mode, which could force liquid out through a drinking opening before a user is ready to drink, potentially creating a mess.
  • FIGS. 7-9 show detailed views of an embodiment for implementing some features as have been described.
  • the specific structures and mechanisms shown and described may not be the only way to accomplish the functions described, and each element may be implemented using other shapes, structures, and appearances than specifically shown and described.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 show exploded cross-sectional views of lid upper portion 100, interior gasket 200, selector spring 300, and lid base 400.
  • the section in FIGS. 7 and 8 is taken vertically, and is offset toward the foreground from a central vertical axis of lid 20.
  • FIG. 7 shows an upper perspective view
  • FIG. 8 shows a lower perspective view.
  • FIG. 9 shows an assembled cross-sectional view of an upper portion of drinking vessel 10.
  • the section in FIG. 9 is taken along a central vertical axis of drinking vessel 10, aligned through drinking passage 102 while drinking vessel 10 is in the first drinking mode (i.e., the second position discussed above, where drinking passage 102 is aligned with first fluid passage 402 (the non-straw passage)).
  • Lid upper portion 100, internal gasket 200, selector spring 300, lid base 400, outer gasket 500, and container 700 all share a common central vertical axis 30 (see FIG. 9). This is the axis about which the illustrated lid upper portion 100 and internal gasket 200 rotate relative to selector spring 300 and lid base 400.
  • Lid base 400 may be formed of food-grade plastic (e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)), glass, or metal (e.g., steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, or titanium), and may be formed as a single, unitary piece. As shown, for example, in FIG.
  • food-grade plastic e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
  • HDPE high-density polyethylene
  • POM polyoxymethylene
  • ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  • metal e.g., steel, stainless steel, aluminum,
  • lid base 400 includes a flat platform 406 through which first fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 extend, as mentioned above. As shown, lid base 400 also includes an inner cylindrical wall 414 that extends downward from an inner side of platform 406. A floor 416 extends across and closes a bottom of inner cylindrical wall 414. Together, inner cylindrical wall 414 and floor 416 define central recess 408 of lid base 400.
  • lid base 400 On and extending up from floor 416, lid base 400 includes a locating structure
  • Locating structure 418 is formed of a shape to receive cooperating features of selector spring 300, to help maintain selector spring 300 in position centrally within recess 408, and to constrain selector spring 300 from moving (e.g., rotating) relative to lid base 400.
  • Locating structure 418 has an opposing pair of outer receiving grooves 420, which receive opposing column flanges 310 of selector spring 300. Sides of receiving grooves 420 contact sides of column flanges 310, preventing selector spring 300 from rotating relative to lid base 400.
  • Locating structure 418 also may include a receiving cylinder 422, which may receive a support 312 of selector spring 300. Receiving cylinder 422 may share central vertical axis 30, and may thus limit movement of selector spring 300 and help to locate selector spring 300 on lid base 400 centrally within recess 408 (e.g., during a user’s assembly operation).
  • lid base 400 includes an outer cylindrical wall 424.
  • Outer cylindrical wall 424 may form an outer channel 426 within which outer gasket 500 may be received (see FIG. 9).
  • Extending up from platform 406 in some embodiments is an outer wall 436, which may help to obscure internal features of lid 20 (e.g., gasket 200) from view when lid 20 is assembled.
  • an inner wall 438 which may be formed of multiple wall segments and interruptions which co-operate with structures of lid upper portion 100 to limit rotation of lid upper portion 100.
  • inner wall 438 can cooperate with, e.g., by abutting engagement, stop 134 of lid upper potion 100 to limit relative movement of lid upper portion 100 relative to lid base 400 (see, e.g., FIGS. 10 and 13). Stop 134 may protrude downwardly from a lower side of lid upper portion 100.
  • First fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 may extend through platform 406 at locations between inner cylindrical wall 414 and outer cylindrical wall 424.
  • First fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 may be the same size and shape, and/or may have the same cross-sectional area, to allow for a similar rate of fluid passage therethrough.
  • first fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 have a stadium shape with a slight curve along its major axis, the curve having a radius matching its distance from central vertical axis 30.
  • First fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 may have other shapes, such as circular or rectangular, for example.
  • first fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 can be oblong or elongate.
  • First fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 may be disposed the same radial distance from central vertical axis 30. This positioning helps effect their alignment with drinking passage 102 as it moves above them when lid upper portion 100 rotates.
  • first fluid passage 402 may simply be an opening passing through platform 406, allowing liquid to traverse from interior 706 of container 700 directly through first fluid passage 402 when drinking vessel 10 is in the first drinking mode.
  • second fluid passage 404 is connected at its bottom end (facing interior 706 of vessel 10 when assembled) to straw 600, so that fluid flowing through second fluid passage 404 from within interior 706 first traverses through straw 600.
  • a top end of straw 600 may fit together with a cylindrical lower portion 434 of second fluid passage 402 (e.g., by interference fit around an exterior of lower portion 434 or within an interior of lower portion 434).
  • the cylindrical lower portion 434 may comprise a protrusion extending downwardly from platform 406.
  • a bottom end of straw 600 may extend to or near an interior bottom surface of container 700.
  • a bottom end of straw 600 may extend close enough to the interior bottom surface of container 700 to allow adequate space between the bottom end of straw 600 and the interior bottom surface of container to allow fluid to be drawn in through straw 600 without impedance from the bottom surface.
  • a bottom end of straw 600 may be disposed within 1 inch or less of the interior bottom surface of container 700.
  • Straw 600 may be formed of a food-grade material.
  • straw 600 may be formed of a food-grade plastic (e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)), glass, or metal (e.g., steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, or titanium).
  • a food-grade plastic e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
  • HDPE high-density polyethylene
  • POM polyoxymethylene
  • ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  • metal e.g., steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, or titanium
  • Lid base 400 may include a vent hole 410. Vent hole 410 is not visible in FIGS.
  • vent hole extends through platform 406 to open into interior 706 of container 700.
  • Vent hole 410 may allow for fluid (e.g., gas, such as air) communication between interior 706 of container 700 and an atmosphere outside of drinking vessel 10, when drinking vessel 10 is in certain modes.
  • vent hole 410 may open at its upper end into an area beneath internal gasket 200 that is in fluid communication with an atmosphere outside of drinking vessel 10 (e.g., via a vent trench 430 recessed in platform 406 and extending radially toward an outer edge of platform 406 from a position beneath internal gasket 200 and interior relative to a portion of internal gasket 200 that seals against platform 406 in some lid positions to a position outside of or past that sealing portion of internal gasket 200, or via a discontinuity of an otherwise- closed perimeter of a lower protrusion of internal gasket 200, as will be discussed more below).
  • Internal gasket 200 is disposed above lid base 400, on platform 406, and may be disposed between outer wall 436 and inner wall 438, if present.
  • Internal gasket 200 may be formed of a food-grade material suitable to create a seal between lid base 400 and lid upper portion 100.
  • Internal gasket 200 may be flexible, and may be formed of a single, unitary piece. As mentioned above, internal gasket 200 moves with (e.g., rotates) with lid upper portion 100 relative to lid base 400. To help maintain a seal between lid base 400 and lid upper portion 100 during such relative movement, internal gasket 200 has protrusions 212 extending downward from a lower surface 208 of internal gasket 200, as shown in FIG. 8.
  • Protrusions 212 can form closed chambers, by defining the periphery of a closed shape that abuts lid base 400, e.g., against platform 406.
  • the closed shapes may be sized, shaped, and positioned so as to fit around upper openings of each of first fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 when in certain positions of lid upper portion 100 relative to lid base 400. As shown in FIG. 8 (and later in FIGS.
  • the illustrated closed shapes configured to fit around first fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404 are arcuate, like a curved rectangle, with short sides being straight and aligned with a shared central axis (i.e., axis 30), and with long sides forming a curve having a radius equal to their distance from the shared central axis.
  • protrusions 212 may be continuous individually (to form their closed shapes), but together protrusions 212 may be continuous extending entirely around internal gasket 200 (i.e., around a central opening 202 of gasket 200).
  • each curved rectangular shape may share its short sides with short sides of its adjacent curved rectangular shapes.
  • Open vent protrusion 215 may have a similar shape to protrusions 212, but may not form a completely closed shape. It may instead define a discontinuity (e.g., discontinuity 216) through which an interior space of open vent protrusion 215 may be in fluid communication with an external atmosphere of drinking vessel 10. Open vent protrusion 215 may help enable venting of interior 706 of container 700 to the external atmosphere (e.g., through vent hole 410).
  • Some embodiments include a closed vent protrusion 214, discussed in more detail below.
  • Closed vent protrusion 214 may form a closed shape (e.g., a circle, as shown) sized to fit around vent hole 410.
  • closed vent protrusion 214 may be disposed around vent hole (thus sealing it) or may not be disposed around vent hole 410 (thus allowing vent hole 410 to be used to vent interior 706 of container 700).
  • closed vent protrusion 214 may be disposed within an area defined by open vent protrusion 215.
  • lid upper portion 100 and internal gasket 200 together move relative to lid base
  • protrusions 212 slide across the upper surface of platform 406 of lid base 400, maintaining contact (and thus maintaining their seal) throughout such rotation.
  • internal gasket 200 includes protrusions 210 extending upward from an upper surface 206 of internal gasket 200.
  • Protrusions 210 comprise radial fins, for example as illustrated.
  • Protrusions 210 fit into a gasket recess 104 of lid upper portion 100, and help to ensure that continuous pressure is applied between lid upper portion 100 and lid base 400 through internal gasket 200 while they are assembled, which pressure may be released in a disassembly position.
  • Protrusions 210 may be evenly spaced (e.g., radially or circumferentially around central opening 202 of internal gasket 200), and may each be aligned with central vertical axis 30.
  • protrusions 210 can vary based on the shape of the underside of lid upper portion 100.
  • the illustrated protrusions 210 which are configured as radially extending fins, have vertical outer sides and sloping inner sides that vary fin-to-fin.
  • the variation in shape among protrusions 210 may be to correspond to the shape of gasket recess 104 of lid upper portion 100 (see FIG. 8).
  • Interior gasket 200 may also include one or more locating tabs 218 (e.g., three locating tabs 218)) that each fit into a corresponding locating recess 132 of lid upper portion 100. This can help with proper alignment of interior gasket 200 within recess 104 and restrain against relative movement between interior gasket 200 and lid upper portion 100 during motion relative to lid base 400.
  • locating tab 218 is disposed opposite drinking passage opening 204, which also helps with such alignment, so that location alignment is evenly distributed around interior gasket 200.
  • Interior gasket 200 may also include a removal tab 220, which can protrude from recess 104 or otherwise be positioned for a user to grasp removal tab 220 for pulling interior gasket 200 out of gasket recess 104 during disassembly.
  • Internal gasket 200 may define a drinking passage opening 204, which may fit tightly around drinking passage 102 of lid upper portion 100 (e.g., by an interference fit). This tight fit and the contact of protrusions 212 against platform 406 of lid base 400 provide a liquid-tight passageway from interior 706 of container 700 through drinking passage 102 of lid upper portion 100 when drinking vessel 10 is in a drinking mode.
  • FIG. 9 shows drinking vessel 10 in the first drinking mode, in which drinking passage 102 is aligned with first fluid passage 402. Arrow 32 extends through the liquid- tight passageway.
  • liquid within drinking vessel 10 would flow through first fluid passage 402 of lid base 400, through drinking opening 204 of internal gasket 200 (sealed against both lid base 400 and lid upper portion 100), through drinking passage 102 of lid upper portion 100, and out of drinking vessel 10.
  • Lid upper portion 100 is disposed above internal gasket 200, and interconnects with lid base 400.
  • Lid upper portion 100 may be formed of a food grade material such as, for example, food-grade plastic (e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)), glass, or metal (e.g., steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, or titanium), and may be formed as a single, unitary piece. As shown, for example, in FIG.
  • food-grade plastic e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
  • HDPE high-density polyethylene
  • POM poly
  • lid upper portion 100 includes a central vertical cylinder 116, which extends down into central recess 408 of lid base 400.
  • An outer, lower portion of central vertical cylinder 116 defines connection grooves 118, which cooperate with protrusions 432 disposed at a lower portion of inner cylindrical wall 424 of lid base 400 to connect lid upper portion 100 to lid base 400 and to help maintain their vertical alignment during movement by preventing vertical motion of lid upper portion 100 relative to lid base 400 except when lid 20 is in disassembly mode.
  • Lid upper portion 100 includes registration bumps 106 on an inner side of its central vertical cylinder 116.
  • Registration bumps 106 interact with recesses 306 of selector spring 300’s deflection arms 302 to provide tactile and/or audible feedback to a user during rotation of lid upper portion 100 relative to lid base 400, to help a user know when drinking vessel 10 is aligned in a particular mode. Such interaction will be discussed in more detail below.
  • Lid upper portion 100 may define a central opening 120, through which indicator
  • selector spring 300 may extend through opening 120.
  • indicator 308 may be viewed through a transparent portion of lid upper portion 100.
  • selector spring 300 is rotationally restrained relative to lid base 400, so that lid upper portion 100 moves relative to selector spring 300 at the same time and rate that it moves relative to lid base 400.
  • the portion of selector spring 300 visible through opening 120 may include an indicator 308.
  • Lid upper portion 100 may include selection indicia 110, each
  • Indicator 308 may point to one of selection indicia 110 to indicate the current mode of lid 20. Rotation of lid upper portion 100 to a new mode will cause indicator 308 to point to a different selection indicium 110 representing the new mode. In this way, a user can always be apprised of the current mode of their drinking vessel 10.
  • Lid upper portion 100 may define drinking passage 102.
  • Drinking passage 102 may extend from a location at or near platform 406 of lid base 400 when lid upper portion 100 and lid base 400 are assembled (see, e.g., FIG. 9) through lid upper portion 100 to a discharge opening located in a drinking spout 122.
  • the bottom end of drinking passage 102 may be in contact with and surrounded by drinking passage opening 204 of internal gasket 200, which may in turn be in contact with platform 406 of lid base 400, creating a seal therewith.
  • a lower opening of drinking passage 102 has a size and a shape matching those of one or both of first fluid passage 402 and second fluid passage 404, to allow for a similar rate of fluid passage therethrough.
  • Lid upper portion 100 may define drinking spout 122, through which drinking passage 102 extends (see, e.g., FIGS. 1 and 7).
  • Drinking spout 122 may form a part of an upper rim 124 of lid upper portion 100.
  • a distance from upper rim 124 to container 700 may be greater at drinking spout 122 than at any other position along upper rim 124 (and thus drinking vessel 10 may be tallest at drinking spout 122). This can help a user readily identify the position of drinking spout 122.
  • Drinking spout 122 may define a lower lip rest 112, upon which a user may rest their lower lip during drinking, and an upper lip rest 114, upon which a user may rest their upper lip when drinking.
  • Lower lip rest 112 may define a recess relative to an outer side wall 128 of lid upper portion 100.
  • Lower lip rest 112 may be concave.
  • Upper lip rest 114 may define a bulge relative to inner side of upper rim 124, for example when viewed from above.
  • Upper lip rest 114 may be concave, for example when viewed in cross section at a plane intersecting axis 30.
  • drinking spout 122 allows for natural use of drinking vessel 10 by a user whether in the first drinking mode or in the second drinking mode.
  • drinking spout 122 is disposed elsewhere in lid upper portion (e.g., centrally, or at a position between a rim and a center).
  • Selector spring 300 is disposed between and interacts with lid upper portion 100 and lid base 400.
  • Selector spring 300 may be formed of food-grade plastic (e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)), glass, or metal (e.g., steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, or titanium), and may be formed as a single, unitary piece or as multiple pieces. As shown, for example, in FIGS.
  • food-grade plastic e.g., polypropylene, copolyester, the copolymer sold as Eastman Tritan, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyoxymethylene (POM), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
  • HDPE high-density polyethylene
  • POM polyoxymethylene
  • ABS acrylon
  • registration portions 318 of selector spring 300 are disposed within receiving grooves 420 of locating structure 418, so that movement (e.g., rotation) of selector spring 300 relative to lid base 400 is limited or prevented.
  • Selector spring 300 may be constrained vertically by an overlying portion of lid upper portion 100.
  • a flange 316 which may extend around an optional top panel 314, may be disposed under and in contact with a flange 130 of lid upper portion 100 extending around central opening 120, such that flange 316 cannot pass through opening 120.
  • Selector spring 300 may be disposed within central recess 408 of lid base 400, if present.
  • Selector spring 300 can have a central column 304 formed by optional top panel 314 (on an upper surface of which indicator 308 can be disposed) and column flanges 310 extending down from outer edges of top panel 314.
  • Column flanges 310 extend down to contact floor 416 of central recess 408, and may connect directly with the registration portions 318.
  • Selector spring 300 may also include a support 312, which may be formed as a peg, disposed within receiving cylinder 422 of locating structure 418. Support 312 may help facilitate assembly by cooperating with receiving cylinder 422 to help locate selector spring 300 within central recess 408.
  • indicator 308 can be carried by or formed as part of selector spring 300, indicator 308 can be carried by or formed as part of a separate component.
  • indicator 308 can be carried by or formed as part of lid base 400.
  • indicator 308 may be attached to lid base 400 so that its position and orientation are determined by the position and orientation of lid base 400 relative to lid upper portion 100.
  • Selector spring 300 may include deflection arms 302. Each deflection arm 302 may extend between registration portions 318. Deflection arms 302 may each form a segment of an arc or a circular shape around locating structure 148, corresponding with an inner shape of central vertical cylinder 116 of lid upper portion 100, within which deflection arms 302 are disposed. Deflection arms 302 may define recesses 306 in their outer surfaces, such recesses 306 sized, shaped, and positioned to receive registration bumps 106 of lid upper portion 100, for example in some or all of the closed and drinking modes.
  • deflection arms 302 When lid upper portion 100 moves relative to selector spring 300, deflection arms 302 deflect inward as registration bumps 106 press against them, until registration bumps 106 reach the next recesses 306 and register in place by deflection arms 302 moving back to their original position. In moving back to their original position, deflection arms 302 may rapidly move against registration bumps 106 (e.g., as in a detent mechanism) such that they click into place. Such clicking into place can be felt, heard, or both by a user, and thus can provider tactile feedback, audible feedback, or both so that the user knows that drinking vessel 10 is aligned in a particular drinking mode. In some embodiments, the user can look at indicator 308 to confirm which mode (as discussed above).
  • Registration bumps 106 and recesses 306 may be positioned such that multiple registration bumps 106 and recesses 306 align simultaneously, including such that all registration bumps 106 and recesses 306 align simultaneously. In some embodiments, there may be an even number of registration bumps 106 and recesses 306. In some embodiments each registration bump 106 is disposed directly across from another registration bump 106 (e.g., relative to axis 30), and each recess 306 is disposed directly across from another recess 306 (e.g., relative to axis 30). Such even positioning can help promote even feedback and an even feel to a user turning lid upper portion 100. For example, as shown in the figures, lid upper portion 100 may include six registration bumps 106, and selector spring 300 may include six recesses 306.
  • FIGS. 10-13 are cross- sectional views taken horizontally through assembled drinking vessel 13, at a plane intersecting protrusions 212 of internal gasket 200 (i.e., just above platform 406 of lid base 400).
  • drinking vessel 10 is in a closed mode.
  • drinking vessel 10 is in a first drinking mode.
  • drinking vessel 10 is in a second drinking mode.
  • drinking vessel 10 is in a disassembly mode.
  • drinking passage 102 is aligned with neither of first fluid passage 402 nor second fluid passage 404. Instead it is sealed against platform 406 by protrusions 212 of internal gasket 200. Also, closed vent protrusion 214 is disposed and seals around vent hole 410. Nearer the center of the figure, registration bumps 106 of lid upper portion 100 are shown registered within recesses 306 of selector spring 300. This registration helps inhibit inadvertent movement (e.g., rotation) of lid upper portion 100 relative to lid base 400.
  • the left-most of the upper three registration bumps 106 is received within the central of the upper three recesses 306, the central of the upper three registration bumps 106 is received within the right most of the upper three recesses 306, and the right-most of the upper three registration bumps 106 is not received by a recess 306.
  • “Upper” is used in this context to refer to position on the page, for explanatory purposes.
  • lid upper portion 100 has been rotated counterclockwise relative to lid base 400 from the position shown in FIG. 10.
  • the left-most of the upper three registration bumps 106 is received within the left-most of the three upper recesses 306
  • the central of the upper three registration bumps 106 is received within the central of the upper three recesses 306
  • the right-most of the upper three registration bumps 106 is received within the right-most of the upper three recesses 306.
  • registration bumps 106 pressed against and deflected deflection arms 302 until registration bumps 106 and recesses 306 were aligned once more, at which point deflection arms 302 sprung back to their original position, as shown in FIG.
  • drinking passage 102 rotated along with registration bumps 106 (since they all are part of lid upper portion 100), such that drinking passage 102 is aligned with first fluid passage 402.
  • drinking passage 102 communicates with interior 706 of container 700 above its liquid when drinking vessel 10 is upright, so a user can simply pour liquid out of drinking vessel 10 through drinking passage 102, as discussed above.
  • drinking passage 404 is disposed within a protrusion 212 of internal gasket 200. In this position internal gasket 200 seals an area around drinking passage 404, such that fluid does not flow through drinking passage 404 past internal gasket 200.
  • vent hole 410 is outside of the space enclosed by closed vent protrusion 214, and is inside a space defined by open vent protrusion 215).
  • vent hole 410 is in fluid communication with an external atmosphere of drinking vessel 10, allowing air to enter to take the place of liquid that is displaced through drinking passage 102. This helps keep a steady flow of liquid through drinking passage and minimizes vacuum buildup that could interrupt the flow.
  • Air may enter drinking vessel 10, for example, through vent trench 430 or through a discontinuity 216 in open vent protrusion 215 of internal gasket 200 surrounding vent hole 410.
  • vent trench 430 if present, may be a recess in lid base that extends from an area adjacent vent hole 410 to an area outside of internal gasket 200 that is outside the seal otherwise formed by internal gasket 200.
  • Discontinuity 216 if present, likewise may allow outside air through a chamber defined by its open vent protrusion 215, where vent hole 410 is within that chamber.
  • lid upper portion 100 has been rotated counterclockwise relative to lid base 400 from the position shown in FIG. 11. Now the left-most of the three upper registration bumps 106 is not received by a recess 306 of selector spring, the central of the upper three registration bumps 106 is received by the left-most of the upper three recesses 306, and the right-most of the upper three registration bumps 106 is received by the central of the upper three recesses 306. Similarly as described above with reference to FIG. 11, the rotation of lid upper portion 100 from the FIG. 11 position to the FIG.
  • drinking passage 102 is aligned with second fluid passage 404, and drinking passage 102 communicates with interior 706 of container 700 below its liquid level via straw 600 connected to second fluid passage 404 when drinking vessel 10 is upright.
  • drinking passage 402 is disposed within a protrusion 212 of internal gasket 200. In this position internal gasket 200 seals an area around drinking passage 402, such that fluid does not flow through drinking passage 402 past internal gasket 200.
  • vent hole 410 is still outside of closed vent protrusion 214, and not sealed by it. Air intake to take the place of displaced liquid occurs the same way as described above with reference to FIG.
  • lid upper portion 100 has been rotated counterclockwise relative to lid base 400 from the position shown in FIG. 12 until the first of the formerly-upper registration bumps 106 reaches and is received by the central of the lower three recesses 306.
  • a secondary registration bump 108 passes a raised recess portion 307.
  • Secondary registration bump 108 may be disposed on a registration bump 106, and protrude out further than registration bumps 106. Secondary registration bump 108 may not extend a full length of the registration bump 106 on which it is disposed. Instead, it may be disposed above a portion of registration bump 106 that engages with recesses 306.
  • secondary registration bump 108 only engages with raised recess portion 307.
  • Raised recess portion 307 and secondary registration bump 108 may have a deeper interference than registration bumps 106 and recesses 306, thus requiring more force to move secondary registration bump 108 over raised recess portion 307.
  • This can provide a stronger and/or louder feedback to a user, which may be used to signal to the user that lid 20 has been moved toward a particular mode (e.g., a disassembly mode). This difference in feedback can be useful to help prevent inadvertent disassembly, for example, since a user will feel more resistance.
  • lid base 400 can be removed from container 700 by overcoming the press-fit of outer gasket 500, which can then be stretched out of outer channel 426 of lid base 400.
  • lid 20 can be formed of five unitary components: lid upper portion 100, internal gasket 200, selector spring 300, lid base 400, and outer gasket 500.
  • unitary components in such a way as has been described above, assembly and disassembly by a user can be simply and intuitively achieved. The user will benefit from having a small number of parts to disassemble, wash, and reassemble.
  • the construction described above also allows each part to be formed large enough that it is easy for a user to keep track of and not to inadvertently lose during such disassembly and washing.
  • lid 20 may be formed with fewer or more than two drinking modes. In the case where lid 20 is formed with fewer than two drinking modes, either the first drinking mode (and associated structures) or the second drinking mode (and associated structures) may be eliminated, and lid 20 may operate with a single drinking mode and a closed mode (and optionally, a disassembly mode).
  • lid base 400 may include a single fluid passage.
  • the single fluid passage may be connected to a straw. In some embodiments the single fluid passage may not be connected to a straw.

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L'invention concerne un récipient à boire comportant des modes sélectionnables comprenant un couvercle, une paille et un récipient. Le couvercle se prolonge sur une ouverture supérieure du récipient. Le couvercle comprend une partie supérieure de couvercle et une base de couvercle. La partie supérieure de couvercle définit un passage de boisson à travers celle-ci, le passage de boisson étant disposé à un bord supérieur de la partie supérieure de couvercle. La base du couvercle définit un premier passage de fluide et un second passage de fluide à travers celle-ci. La paille est reliée à un côté inférieur du second passage de fluide. La partie supérieure de couvercle peut tourner dans au moins trois positions par rapport à la base de couvercle. Dans la première position, le passage de boisson ne s'aligne ni avec le premier passage de fluide ni avec le second passage de fluide. Dans la seconde position, le passage pour boire s'aligne avec le premier passage de fluide. Dans la troisième position, le passage de boisson s'aligne avec le second passage de fluide.
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